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WhistleA4307

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and bound in three sections with brown string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4306

Kulus mask (younger brother of Thunderbird). Mask in the shape of a blue bird head, with black designs. Eyes are made of circular pieces of mirror. Head bands attached at back are made of rubber. Nose tip is a separate piece of wood that has been attached.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass, rubber, silver alloy metal ?, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltA3791

A five-piece dance belt, connected by cord, belt in the shape of a Sisiutl. Has a central frontal head with two upward and outward curling horn-like appendages at the top and a profile head on either side, each of which has another upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Each profile head has a red tongue that curls upward touching the tip of its nose. Colours are black, red, green, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA3790

Wooden headdress in the form of a sisiutl; carved in three sections with a head frame made of split branches. Cedar bark fringe on top. Painted black, red, white, and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3788

Mask with a prononced brow, hooked nose, downturned mouth, recessed eye sockets, and four angled protruding wooden planks with rounded ends. The mask is painted off-white with a red fin-like linear design on the forehead, black eyebrows, green around the eyes, dark red over the nose and mouth, red and green on the protruding planks, a black moustache and goatee, and a dark red design on the cheeks as well as spots of dark red on the jaw.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3787

Human mask. Small slit eyes with recessed eye sockets, hooked nose and protruding lips. Colours used are red, grey, white and black. Sides have nail holes indicating the possibility of attached hair.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA4240 a-c

Three head rings - each consisting of a printed cotton cloth-covered strip of bark. A strip of red-dyed cedar bark is sewn around the outside of each band. A cardboard cutout fish with details drawn in red crayon is sewn to each band.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark and paper
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA4237

A hawk's head on top of a human head surmounted by a smaller hawk's head. Abalone shell inlay decorates the border. Painted in red, green and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4236

Thunderbird mask with pronounced curved beak, orbitals are recessed with slight protrusion of eyes. Two attached horns curve from top of head. Remnants of feathers and skin above brow. Painted in green, red and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA4234

Head ring made from woven cord backed by red cloth with four large, square pieces of abalone shell attached around the outside at evenly spaced intervals. Ermine pelts line the top of the ring. Two cords crisscross the top of the ring at right angles, with a large cedar bark tassel attached at the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, ermine skin, cotton fibre, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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